Hey 2016, let’s wrap you up
2016, you were fantastic. And you were awful. And during it, I was proud of myself. And ashamed of myself. And happy with things. And sad about things. But just like…
2016, you were fantastic. And you were awful. And during it, I was proud of myself. And ashamed of myself. And happy with things. And sad about things. But just like…
On this day last year, I attended the funeral of a young family member. Today, there’s another going on as I type. But I’m not feeling well. So I’m home.…
A while back I had a situation. Something not real flattering that I’d heard. About me. And it slowly drifted my direction the way these things always do. And I…
The other day I heard a kid say he didn’t believe in Santa Claus. Now of course this is said every year by kids all over the place—whether they’re too…
I love November. The weather changes in November. Thoughts of snowfall begin to form in November. I was born in November—with each passing year, that is becoming less and less…
When I was younger, I was afraid of everything. The dark, because monsters. Being home alone, because burglars. Driving, because car crashes. Flying, because plane crashes. Eating out, going to…
A few nights ago I was talking to a family member, and she was telling me about a friend whose relationship with her boyfriend had just ended. Honestly, I was…
The past two weeks have been fun. So much fun. Tons. Of. Fun. The kind of fun you have when you spend months dreaming and anticipating and planning a vacation…
So this is it. This is what all those women were talking about for so many years. Women like the old lady in the Wal-Mart checkout line who leaned over…
If anyone ever tries to claim that they wrote a book (or ran a race, or climbed a mountain, or won a ballgame, or or or...) by themselves, don’t believe…